Victoria University of Wellington - Notable Academics

Notable Academics

• Dr James Belich, New Zealand historian
• Dame Doreen Blumhardt, former WCE lecturer
• Mai Chen, public law expert
• Prof. Sir Paul Callaghan, Professor of Physical Sciences and the founding director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
• Prof. Dame Margaret Clark, Professor of political science
• Prof. Sir Lloyd Geering, cleric and founder of the Religious Studies department
• Prof. Sir Frank Holmes, Emeritus Professor of Economics
• Prof. George Edward Hughes, first Professor of Philosophy
• Prof. Douglas Lilburn, late Professor of Music
• Prof. Richard Cockburn Maclaurin, Foundation Professor of Mathematics 1899-1907 then President of MIT
• Prof. Bill Manhire, author, poet
• Prof. Paul Morris, Professor of Religious Studies
• Prof. Peter Munz, Professor of History
• Terence O'Brien, former diplomat, founder of Centre for Strategic Studies
• Sir Tipene O'Regan, Māori leader, former WCE lecturer
• Prof. Vincent O'Sullivan, Emeritus Professor, poet
• The Rt Hon. Sir Geoffrey Palmer, former New Zealand Prime Minister
• Dr Matthew Palmer, former Dean of Law School, son of Sir Geoffrey Palmer above
• The Rt Hon. Sir Ivor Richardson, Member of the Privy Council, former President of the Court of Appeal, former Dean of Law School
• Prof. Kim Sterelny, Professor of Philosophy
• Teresia Teaiwa, Senior Lecturer of Pacific Studies, author, poet
• Prof. Matt Visser, Specialist in general relativity